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Killeen Criminal Justice Attorney: Do You Have to Let Police Enter Your Home?

You should ask to see the search or arrest warrant because the office may have no right to enter your home without a warrant. If the officer displays a warrant allow the officer to enter.

If the officer does not have a warrant, you may decide to allow the officer to enter your home without a warrant. You will then have consented to the entry and you will probably have no right to challenge the search later in court.

Finally, if the officer does not have a warrant, you may refuse to allow the officer entry into you home.

If an officer insists on entering your home despite your refusal and the absence of a warrant, you should observe and make a record of the officer’s activities for later use in court.

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You have the right to be secure in your house or home against unreasonable searches and seizures. Unfortunately for privacy itself, the Fourth Amendment does permit searches and seizure that are considered to be reasonable. This means that the police may override your privacy concerns and conduct a search of your home, if:

the police have probable cause to believe they can find evidence that you committed a crime, and a judge issues a search warrant, or

the search is proper without a warrant because of the particular circumstances.